Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 13, 1893, Page 1

ESTABLI APPEAL OF THE SILVER MEN They State Their Case to the Oounutry and Plead it Vigorously. DZNGERS WHICH, THEY SAY, THREATEN Poverty and Distress Wil Be the Portion of the Mining States Should Further avorable Legislation fie En- noted—Thelr Argument. Desven, July 12.—~The interest in the sil- ver convention had not in the least abated from yesterday, and when it was called to oraar this morning, standing room was not 10 be had. After the ‘appointment of dele- gates to the St. Louis and Chicago silver conventions and o the “goldbug” gathering atSt. Paul, the committee on resolutions presented the following report, which was unanimously adopted: R lutions Committee's Report. “Tomie Prorue oF Tite Usiten States: The people of Colorado, standing in the gloom of impending disaster, and representing in con- dition and sentiment the people of Montana, 1daho, Wyoming, ada, South Dakota, Utan, Arizoua and New Mexico, with rever- ence for the constitution and unswerving loyalty to the general government, ask for your calm and candid consideration of the following facts bofore you give yor approval 10 the destruction of silver as money and to the final establishment in this country of & singlo gold standard of values and,’thus, at one stroke, change alldebts to gold debts, and inaugurate o nevet-ending rise of gold and o continued correspondiug fall in the price of every commodit *Congress hias been ealled to meet in extra session on August 7. Precedling that call, tho classes which have struggled for twenty years 1o overthrow the bimetallic mone, standard provided by the constitution ine augurated n panic which they truthfully charged to the existing silver law, ignoring the facts that there were §00,000,000 of out- standing legal tender notes, commonly called ‘greenbacks,’ that vera caually availablo with the treasury notes, issued in payment for silver, to dratw gold from the treasiry: that the balance of our foreign trade had turned ainst us, rendering settlement abroad with Americin gold a necessity, and that the bankers of Burope were purchinsing gold with which to change the money stand- ard of Austria and to fill the treasury vaults of other monvrehical countries. The evident purnose was to create prejudice aguinst what is known us the silver purchase act and under pressure sccure its unconditional re- peal. Menns to Gain Their ¥ “The success of this schemo was only partial. Venal presidential patronage, sup- plementing facts and incendiary utteran, by the gold press, ageravated by cular assaults upon the law by eastern money brokers, sent to every commercial body ‘and bunking corporation in the four quarters of the country, had possibly won over the house of représentatives to it, but even the president admitted that in the seuate there was o stauncn majority against it. When suddenly, like a fire bell in the night, the news flashed veneath the oceans that ' {ree coinage in India had been suspended, and that the market price of silver had fallen within forty-eight hours fully 20 cents per ounce. This stactling action, forced upon the Indian government without a moment's urning, the step held in_ sceret contempla- tion by the British government for months, to be taken at a critical and opportune thue, when the consternation it mustcreate, it was hoped, would stampede the last phalanx of bimetallism's defenders, must have had, as one of its chief aims, the intimidation of the senate to bring it in line with the sub- servient lower house. Immediately the wires were burdened with appeals to the president from banks and banking houses, and commereial bodies dominated by them, for'an extra session, and to senators to repeal the Sherman lay which, it was claimed, was respousiblo for all the disuster. Renson for the Early Call of Congress. “The call was made. The time for the session to commence is carly; so_early, in- deed, that may it not have been the hope of the president that the panic would not - sut side and the weasure of repeal be forced through before reason resumed its sway and truth and logic could dominate the congress, *“The enemies of bimetallism—and they now fairly number all those who oppose free coinage of silver alike with gold, as 1t was before the demonetization of silver in 1573 openly declare that they will be content with nothing less than the unconditional re- peal for the silver purchasmg clause of the Shermun law. 1t is for that thoy strugele it was to secure thut the yunic was created and free coinage in India ‘suspended, *Unconditional repeal. That means strik- $og from the laws the last remnant of logis- lation that scc coinuge for silver. It tixes the United States firmly in the ranks of the single standard nations. It is the consummation of the conspiracy organi at the close of the Franco-Prussian w. destroy s money one-half of the coined money of the world—leaving the other half to bear alone tho vast mountmn of credit upon which the world’s business is conducted —inviting m quent panics and render- fng them more destructive and onduring, Great Britain's Power, *1t 15 idie to hope that reducing the value of silver to the lowest stage will force Great Britain to seek international seclusion from the dilemma. The single standard power is in its hands. Members of her cabinet hay fully anticipated the low degree to which silver will descend. They have discounted its dispurbance of her Indiun trade and stecled their hearts ugainst the crime, it will bo aguinst her Indian subjects, Tho power thut could plot for seventy-seven years; that could force its yoke upon Ger many, the Latin union, Austiia and the United States; that could gain to its aid the daily press of the country; that could con- trol for twenty years the national conven- tions of the greut American politic: 1 parties ting in their platforms professions of Llism, butalways securing presidential candidates Unalterably opposed to it; thut could change an overwhelming sentiment among the people for bimetallism to u foeling of enwity or indifference, can never be in- duced to relent, for it has counted the cost and has learned its power. The Sherman law is not the work of “sil ver-produciug states. 1t was forced upon the country aguiust their will. Thelr con- stunt demand has been that of the agri- cultural stutes of the west and south and of the working mass of the whole country They have never sought to impose upon the country some new financial nostrum, but have asked simply for the restoration of the coinago laws as they wore from the first year of the federal constitution until tho furtive repeal of 1578, The Sherman law was the trick by which™ that restoration was de- feated. 1t was accopted by bimetallists s a pledge that the old laws should, at some future time, bo restored, and they now de. mand, not that tho Shermun law shull be re taired, but that the hostage shull be re. deemed by the re-enactment in its stead of the coinage laws under whicn the country grew aud prospered for more thuu three- quurters of a century. What the Silverites Demand, churge that the bimetallists demand that 0 ceuts shall be made $1 s u lie. It was the wick of the single standurd con. spirators that lessencd the value of silver. | Hud gold been demonetized instead of silver | ainiug for silver its greatest use and chiefest fynction, und depriving gold of its ~greafest and chiefest function, old ‘would not today be worth ounce, aud silver's valuo and | ask, and all they ask, is that oinage as it was for of the country's 1 be restored without the addition or expunging of a syllable. If that law is re-cnncted and a fair triai of it had, and silver shall not, without the purchase of an ounce of metal by the government, re sume its former relative value with gold, bimetallists will cheerfully submit to any legislation that exverictice suggests a8 necessary to make any dollar equal in in- trinsic value to overy other dollar bearing its stamp. ‘Ihey urge the old law, with supreme confidence borne of the uj ailable truths of history. that it will immediately place every coined American dollar upon par value, both as coin and bullion, restore the bonds of weakened love and confidence and set in happy motion the wheels of all the country’s magnificent industrics. metallists do the law relating to seventy-five Effects of Repeal on the West. Will you listen to us while we speak in words of sober earnestness of the local effects the unconditional repeal of the silver aw will have? 3 ‘“The silver mining states and territories, embracing 1,000,000 square miles of the con: tinent, with 2,000,000 Americans inhabiting them, depend peculiarly upon silver mining for their prosperity. That industr: very heart from which ne: industry receives support. Agriculture will not thrive without urtificial irrigation; its mines of coal, iron, stone and clay, while magnificent, are worked with such dear lubor and are so remote from other local markets that their movement wonld be feeble and their operation disastrous with- out the stimulus the mining Industry afford It supports our foundri operates our machine shops, supplies our rail- roads with freights, stimulates travel, keeps bright the fires of the smelters and sends customersto the shops of our mer- chants. It has invoked in the valleys and upon mountain sides magnificent ciiies and thrifty towns and villages. Great manufac- tories of paper, cotton, leather, iron, steel and clays distribute their finished products and support thousands of prosperous and happy families. But because agriculture is s0 limited in area, confined to narrow strips along our tew and scanty streams, our labor 50 high und its handiwork so remote from other than thre local markets, the coal is mined, the coke is burned, the rail is rolled, the grain is grown, the fruit is gathered in the main for the owners and workers in ilver mines and smelters, and the proprie- tors and workmen of the industries and call- ings dependeat upon them. Plctures of Awful Distres “The reduction of the price of silver to about 70 cents has shut down % per cent of the silver mines of the country and the smelters must soon follow their examble. There are in Colorado toduy 15,000 idle miners, who know not where to turn if work is not resumed. There will soon be added to this {dle army of labor 40,000 men from the smelters. The Stono quarries are nearly all shut down, the pailway companies are laying off train crews by the score, the foundries are nearly all out of orders, the farmers and fruit growers will be tarely paid for the cost of saving their crops, the merchants arc countermanding their orders, the traveling men for eastern houses seck almost in vain for customers. This is o exaggeration. The destruction of the silver industry will devastate the country, if _swent by a cyclone, reaching from the British possessions to the Mexican border hne. This sorrowful picture of Colorado, with its mining industry destroyed, but rep- resents the condition of the other mining states and territories with the same calamity upon them. “1f the silver mines shall remain closed, one-half of the American output of lead must be lost. The greatest bulk of the lead pro- duced is taken from silver-bearing ores. It requires the one metal, supplemented by the other, to remunerate the lead-silver mine owners. *Not less than 55 per cent of the gold product of the country depends upon the mantenance of the silver industry The placer or creek washings, the carliest and most prolific sources of our gold supy, are practically exhuusted. Cost of Prodacing Stlver. ‘“Those who contend for the gold single standard willfully mislead you as to the cost of producing silver. We say to you in the most solemn and truthful manner that re- liable statistics prove that, including but legitimate items in the account, the silver of Colorado costs by the time it is'on the war- ket not less than 21.20 per ounce. Like gold, sowe silver is produced for much less than its market value, but the uverage cost of silver is fully the highest price it ever brought in market All of the mining states and territories are a debtor cluss. Stop and consider, men of the east, how many mllions of 'your money are invested with us. The funds of estutes of widows and orphuns have been loaned on our lands and have built our edifices, Colorado has been a favorite field for such investments. Have the people of any state ever proved more punctilious in prompt repayment? The legislavure has en- ucted luws cruel to its own people and un- rivaled in liberty to the creditor that no man might shirk or escape paywent of a bor- rowed dollar, *“There are held throughout the east hun- dreds of milions in railroad stocks and bonds ; in municipal securities; in trusts and mort. gages, the payment of 'the greatest body of which depends upon the prosperity of the silver wining country. We of Colorado pride ourselves on our commerciul and financial integrity, No calamity can induce us to re- pudiate one dollar of an houest debt, All of our ussets are at the willof our creditors for their reimbursement. But, if, by bad congressional legislation, if through congress you shall wipe out the great industry of the section around which ull others cluster for vigor and profit, the values or our properties will shrink, our busincss will bo destroyed, our towns and cities will be largely depopulated and the railronds traversing the western half of the continent will be seut into bankruptey. Ce tuinly in the face of such unmerited inflic tion 'you caunot blamo us if we are thus deprived of ull ability to meet our obliga- tions. You may, it is true, take the country in puyment, but wfter you get it, what will you do with it} Will Not Give Up Without a Struggle, “But though you may do all in your power, whether in ignorance or business greed, to destroy us, we will not submit to the des- tiny of poverty without a struggle, We shall seck to open up new markets and build up our silver industry along somo lines, and with new and more sympathetic neighbors, Colorado has aided with hLor vote to build the tarift wall vetween this country and Mexico and the silver producing ana’ using republics of the southern continent, As Senator Teller, oue of the staunchest sup- porters of this exclusive policy, declared but two years ago in the United States senate, it was not in Colorado's ingerest to vote for such isolation, but Colorado, thinking more of her sister states thau herself, had patri otically sa d her own interest for theirs *In the south Colorado appeals with more soul-felt words. ‘I'wo yeurs ugo you feured wiih sinking hearts aud paling lips the en actment of a law that threatened to depr you of self-government and to turn your election booths over to the tender mercios of federal bayonets on election day. To save you from the outrages of the federal force bill, Colorado's two' senators --republicans— aefied the edicts of their party caucus und defeated whut was Lo you the certain humili- ation and the horrors of subjection to the electoral will of your former slaves. We saved you then, You can suve us HOW. With us nO W it is more of a death struggle than it was then with you. If the schemes of the gold kings are accomplishod—if the present silver luw shall be unconditionally repealed -the great bulk of us will be made paupers and our besutiful and wonderful state will be set back in its warch of progress wore thuu quurter of & century, Contident in Their Cause. Colorado, great in its resources its busincss record, filled with and resolute hearts, mukes this, for preservation, lo the open-hearted and generous people of the country. We' are proud of brave men its appeal ¥ v Plrchasin power would be lacresses iarsly Above lis forwer highest fgure, What bi- | confident that it will not be in vain. The [CONTINUBL ON 5ECOND FAGE. | OMAHA, THURSDAY M WALL STREET IN TURMOIL Wild Rumors Oause a Sudden Decline in Many - Securities, EXCITEMENT FOR A TIME RUNS HIGH Bears Take Advantage of the Fiarry and Work the Market Hard—A Better Outlook for the Financial Sita- atlon Now Apparent, New Yong, July 12.—Stocks opened with enormous business and woak, with losses of from one-half of 1 to 2 per cent. Chicago, Milwaukeo & St. Paul and Sugar were the weakest. Fxcitement ran high and the street was flooded with unfavorable rumors. The downward movement continued after the opening. Cotton ofl declined 21§ to 28, preferred 61 to 60; General Electric, 8 to 58145 Sugar, 29 to 70, prefarred 2 to 78; Lead, preferred, 4 to 43; Union Pacific, 215 to 1033 St. Paul, 25¢ to 581 Rumors were again put a afloat regarding the flnancial standing of leading capitalists and a prominent Broudway Trust company was said to have sold a block of securities, chiefly Vanderbilt stocks and general elec- tric. Other unfavorable reports were started buv could be traced to no authentic source, When it was found the rumors could not be ratified a more hopeful feeling developed and a sharp rally ensued. Northwestern jumped to par, General Electric to 02, St. Paul to 507¢, and Sugar to 783, At 11 the market was quiet and steadier. At noon mioney on call was stringent at10@20. After 11 stocks weakened again, declining '4@2. Sugar and General Electric were prominent in the declines. Near mid- day the pressure let up some and the market becume steadier. At noon the market was feverish. One Cause of the Excltement, One of the chicf items contributing to the excitement and weakness was a rumor that one of the Vanderbilts had been compelled tomarket a lot of his securities. Inquiry, however, developed the fact that a woll known trader, in no way connected with anderbilt, was forced to_ throw over some 40,000 shares of high priced Vanderbilts and the bears took advantage of the fact to pound the market. The general opinion is that there is nothing in the situation to warrant yesterday's and today’s breaks. On the contrary among banks and in financial circles a better state of affuirs is roported. In the afternoon call money fell to 6 and stocks became calmer, assisted by rumors of the taking of $4,000,000 in gold for import from London. About 2, however, there was renewed selling on a large scul Burlington broke to 81%(; St Paul to 573 Rock Island to 617 at 213, heavy. Notwithstanding the flurry in the stock market today, bank presidents and others oceupying positions familiarizing them with current conditions, unanimously agree that the general situation has improved and con- tinues to do so. At several of the larger banks it was said today that o considerable amount of cur- rency had been received yesterday and this worning, Currency from the Country. Many of the country banks are remitting currency hero and getting back some of their bills receivable, which they had redis- counted here three or four weel:s ago, taking advantage, of course, of the rebate in the discount of the unexpired time. At all the large banks today it was said that the de- mands from out of town customers for ac- commodations were lighter than they had been for weeks. Many of the large uptown banlks orted today that they had all the currency they wanted. The offer of some bauks to pay the express charges on cur- rency going into the country had a very stimulating effect on shipments to this city ‘The subtreasury was debtor for several hundred thousands of dollars to the clearing house this morning for the first time in the lust week, which showed that the steps taken by the subtreasury officials to compel the bankers to present themw government checks for payment through the clearing house, instead of over the treasury counter for cash, had the desired effect. wo or three cases were roported toda country banks. mostly in - Pennsylyania, coming into this market as buyers of com. mercial paper in.a small .way, tempted thereto by the high rates and the fact that they had money to their credit with their correspondents here. The amount of such purchases in the aggregate is not large but it is said to indicate an casicr monetar, condition in certain sections of the coun- try. Note brokers today reported some buying of commercial paper by three or four of the large banks, but not to any great extent: the basiks, outside of one or two well known leaders in that cluss of business, are still mostly confining their dealigs to their own customers, Conditions In Philadelphia, The condition of the banls in Philadelpha was reported to be practically unchanged and New York exchange is only obtainuble in that city’at a high premium, averaging ubout #2.50 per #1,000. New York merchants are suffering because of their inablity to collect drafts on Philadelphia, except after great del Some of the largest banks in this city are only receiving drafts on Phila- delphia for coliection and it takes many auys to get back the money for theum, The North German Lloyd steamer Trave, Captaid Sander, from Bremen, which sailed hence at 4 o'clock this afternoon for New York, has on board gold to the amount of £335,000, J. & W. Seligman & Co, will ship 100,000 ounces of silver, und Hoskeir, Wood & Co. 50,000 ounces on the steamship Augusta Victoria, sailing tomorrow, Vesslag, Colgute & Co. sent out 80,000 ounces on the Majestic today. Regarding the silver question in the west, the president of a prominent down town bank received the following letter today from the hiead 0f a leading mercautilo houso in Denver, which hus dellings throughout the silver stutes: Words of Cheer from Denver, In rogard to sliver mining in this state, wif sy thut we candidly believe the present 'situ- atlon has been wiue XU ated, and that as s00n as there s wny prospect for' obtaining i definite price for Siver i geont many of our mines will be operated on s large n scale us formerly. This we suy on the supposition thit the present price of” silver, suy 15 ce nee, Is u reaso ble price, ns sllver nearly this figure to produce. ' If the price ¢ silver should decline mul"rlull{ helow 76 cents per ounce there will undoubtedly be o curtaliment on the production in tuls’ stute, but we belleve that, us a rule, werchunts will be uble to pay their we the loss ‘to jobbers at state ought 1o Average Market was uts [n full, uud that “ny polit in this very low percentage. The talk and threats Indulged 1o by @ fow rubld silverites, is, in our opinion, taken ton serlously in the'enst, as parties who do most of this talking hnve'no creditor stunding at howe, aud we do not see any reason why the should Le belleved wbroad. As ulready stated, we belleve thut when the skies clear o 1ittle the loss and damage will be found to be very wuch less than the calamity howlers lewd one 10 expect. Advice from Panama under date of June b 88, The tumble iu silver hus creatgl gencral cousternation amoug our business men who trade in countries which are exclu- sively silver using communities. The extent to which thecredit system prevails through- out Spanish America is ankuown in the north, and the debtor who sces his resources dimioish by one-half, through the sudden depreciation of the money he uses, 1s in- evitably forced to the wall. The exchange dealers refuse 1o fix rates of exchange ox- cept for small sums, and but little trade is doing.” Indicted Lappen aud Plankinton, MiLwavkee, July 12.—The grand Jury which has been in session for the past month llnvuua.mug the Lappen and l'lnukmwn‘ bank failures, reported to Judge Walber last evening. Notwithstanding the order of secrecy, it was learned that among the per- sons, indicted are FrankA. Lapven, F. T. Day and William Plankiuton. There are others, but their names eannot be learned The charge against Messrs. Day and Plan- kinton is illegal banking, and against Lappen of obtaining money under false pretonses The indicted bank ofcials wero suliso- quently arrested and gaveo bail, T ON LONDON 'CHANGE, Amerioan Rallway Securities Greatly De- prested—Lying Cables from New York, Loxnox, July 12.—-Stocks were flat, and there was considerable excitoment. Amer- ican railroad securities declined 1§ to 51¢ per cent, tho latter Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paal. This woakness affected the whole market. It is stated that several brokers are in a critical situation, largely due to baseless rumors telegraphed from New York yesterday concerning the soundness of a number of large English houses, of tho solidity of which no doubt is entertained here. "Other American railrosd securities exceedingly depressed were: Union Pacific, Bl¢: Santa Fe, 2; Central Pacific, 1'¢. Bar silver, 43 penci Will Vote for Free Colnnge, SAN Dikgo, Cal, July 12.—Congressman Bowers, ina public speech last night. de- clared his purpose to vote for free coinage of silver. He contended that unless silver be restored to the position held prior to the vear of 1878 the hardest times ever known would bo exverienced within a year. He contended further thatif the present con- test against silver had not been made the price of wheat would begl instead of 60 cents a bushel, which fact he ascribed to the action of this country, in concert with Great Britain. to demonetize silver. EXCITEM Wil Close Downi Their Factories, AND, July 12.~The Machine Bolt association, a national organization of nut and bolt manufacturers, met in this city to- day, and while not tuking any formal action, the members, twenty-five in number, de- cided to shut down their factories for a time, owing to the dullness of trade and the stringency of the money market. Recelver for a Ieatr) Bank. WasuINGTON, July 12.—~[Special Telegram to Tute Bee]—E. R. Fozg was nppownted re- ceiver today of the failed Nebraska National bank at Beatrice. He was for- merly receiver of the land office at Beatrice. Comptroller Eckles says he appointed him because of his high business endorsements. There were several applicants, ‘Threatens to O onl Prices. NEW YORK, July 12.—Rumors are current that President Harrls of ‘the Reading, in- tends to call the other great anthracite coal companies to account for not restricting re- duction. A" Philadelphia dispatch declares that if Mr. Harris' demands are not com- plied with the road will make a cut in coal prices at once, Milling Firm Fall, JacksoxviLLe, [, July 12.—The great milling firm of Yaeger Bros. of Waverly has confessed judgment in favor of the Bank of Waverly and has given possession to the creditors. Until now the mill has been doing a good business, but the hard times were t0o much for it. New York Will Act, N New Yor, July 12.—TheChamber of Com- merce committee for the repeal of the Sher- man act had another meeting today. It will advise members of the cLamber to use their influence with their correspondents through- out the country to induce a genoral agitation for sound monoy. Boston Wants the Shermun Act Repealed, Bostox, July 12.—At a meocting of the Chamber of Commerce this afternoon it was unanimousty resolved to petition congress for an immediate and unconditional repeal of the silver purchase clause of the Sherman act, Chicago Bookseller Assigns. * Ci1caGo, July 12.—Charles W. Barnes, sta- tioner and bookseller, made an assignment this morning. Assets. $171,000; liabilities, #113,000. Judgments entered against him last night causcd the assignment, Closed and No Statement, Ganxerr, Kan,, July 12, he Bank of Garnett, one of the leading institutions of Anderson county, has failed. No statement. ‘The bank held £13,000 iy county funds. 1t is believed to be able to, pay in full. Appoluted n Beceiver. RENTON. N. J., July 12,—John Garrick was today appointed receiyer for the New Jersoy Sheep and Wool company. Ex-Congressman J. W. Pidcock was a large stockholder in this concern, Buflulo Gets In Line. BurraLo, July 12.—The Bankers associa- tion of Buffalo today adopted a resolution urging that the Sherman silver act be re- vealed at the coming extra session of congress. London Stock Brokers Go Under. Loxvoy, July 12.—-W. B, Moore, stock broker, has failed. F. H. Boyer,a stock broker, has also failea. Additional failures are feared to- morrow. Bunk Falls at springfield, Mo, PRINGFIELD, Mo., July 12.—The Bank of Commerce has failed. The last statement showed asscts of #250,000, a surplus of §10,000 and a deposit of $176,000, Glove House Assig: NEw York, July 12.—Harris Bros,, dealers in gloves, have assigned. Liabilitics, §100,- 000; assets, £50,000. e GOVERNOR JONES DEFIANT, He Declares that the Condemned Chioctaw Indians Must Be Executed, Kaxsas Ciry, July 12.—A correspendent of the Kansus City Times went to the home of Governor Joaes of the Choctaw nation and mterviewed the governor as to his purpose regarding the execution of senteuce upon the, mnine Choctaws convicted of several political murders and sentenced to be shot.: The governor said the prisoners were now enjoying a respite grauted by the trial judge to permit of mis hearing arguments for o new trinl, If the judge dechincd to grant @ rehearing the prisouers would be shot according to the sentences. If they are granted o new trial they will be found guilty. So they would be shot anyway. The governor was asked what course he would ‘pursue in the @vent of the Locke faction or the United States taking a staud n opposition to the exeeution of the sen- tence. The governor veplied : ‘‘As the chief sxceutive I wili call out every wemover of the miiitia and all the sheriffs and and light-horse men in the na- tion to see that the men are executed. You can say they wilibe executed, s I am 0ing Lo seé that every officer does 'his duty in this matter. When one refuses to act | shall let him out aud put in & man who will do his duty.” S — Movements of Ocean Steamers July 12, At Southamptoa—Arrived—favel, from New York. At London—The German steamer Russia, which sailed from Baltimore for Hamburg June 27, was in a collision today on the river Elpe with the British steamer Orono, which ailed from River Plate May 10 for Calais. No details have been peceived. Sighted— Suevia, from New York, — Got & Wife aud & Grog Shop. Cuicaco, July 12.—Oscar Neebe, the avarchist who was recently relessed from the penitentiary, was quietly married at 3 a'clock this afteruoon to Mrs. Eliza Hepp, Lhe bride is the owner of & flourishing saloon, ORNING, JULY 13, 18 STOPPED THE NEWS CIRCUIT Government of Brazil Establishes a Striot Oensorship on All Communications, FATE OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL UNKNOWN Nothing Heard from There ¥ince Wandel- kolk Wegan s Bombardment Situation at Rio de saneiro Fhought to Be Serlon [Copyrighted 1893 by James Gordon Bennett | VAuranatso, Chili (via Galveston, Tex.), July 12.—[By Mexicau Cable to the New York Herald—Special to Tug Bre] It is difficult to get accurate news of the war in Rio Grande ao Sul. Telegrams are delayed on account of the interference of the govern- ment officers. It is generally be- lieved in Montevideo that the squadron under Admiral Wandelkolk began bombard- ing the town of Rio Grande do Sul without warning the citizens, although many of them became alarmed carly and fled from the place. Nothing else has been learned regurding the result of the bombardment. There is great anxiety at Montevideo in regard to the situation in Rio de Janerio, where grave trouble has been feared for some weeks. Nonews of any kind is being received in Montevideo from the Brazilian capital. Even the news from the commer- clal exchanges has been stopped. Officials and merchants in Buenos Ayres also are excited about the situation in Rio de Juneiro. The Herald's correspondent there telegraphs that a dispateh has been received in Buenos Ayres from Rio de Janeiro an- nouncing that the Brazilian government has proclaimed a censorship of the wires and or- dered that no news be sent out relating to the politic tion cither in the capital or Rio Grande do Sul. Viwquez \s & Vigorous Despot. PAxamA, Colombia (vin Gulveston, Tex.), July 12.—[By Mexican Cuble to the Now York Herald—Special to Tug Bee.|—Ihe Herald's correspondent in Chinandega, Nic- aragua, writes that refugees who have ar- rived there from Honduras tell sickening stories of the brutalities inflicted in the name of and by the order of General Vasquez, the acting president, According to the storics they tell tho mothers and wives of officers from Coma Gagua, Tegucigalpa and Chuhuteca, who fought with Policarpo Bonilla during the recent revolution, were imprisoned in Tegucigalva when Vasquez entered that city, These women have been released from prison, but are sull annoyed by constant police surveiliance, Vasquez is excrcising a strict censorship of the press and mails. Foreign correspond- ence s being constantly interfered with, No newspaper is permitied to exist except the personal organs of the acting president. General Vasquez proposes to hold a special election for pre: dent to perfect his title to fill out Leiva's unexpired term. Leiva has protested against this ending of his ofiicia) life, but has ugreed to abide by the result of the election if Bo- nilla’s friends will jomn him in proclaiming ex-President Bogran as their cannidate against Vasquez. Should the proposed com- bination be effected and Bogran accept the call to lead the united opposition against Vasquez, the dictator's fate would be set- tled. A letter from Caracas, Venezuela, says that Count Leon Bonaparte has reached that city. Campaign In Pern Warming Up. Livia, Peru (via Galveston,Tex.) July 12.— [By Mexican Cable to the New York Herald —Special to Tue Bee.|—The scandalous conduct of the public officers who support General Caceres for president has been re- ported so often that the authorities have been compelled to submit to pub- hie opinion and dismiss the offenders, It is reported that Caceres will leave Lima July 20 for an excursion to central and southern portions of the republic und it is feared that this will be the precursor of a revolution, 1t is rumored that congress at its coming session will attempt to increase the duties on imports. “The French colony is preparing for a cele- bration on July 14. Auother Revolt in Nicaragua. PaNaya, Colombia (via Galveston, Tex)., July 12.—[By Mexican Cable to the New Yorl Herald—Speciul to Tur Bee,]—Private dispatehes from Nicaragua say that another revolution hus brokeu ouv in that country. It was started in Leon, where there was considerable dissatisfaction over the recent victory of the people of Granada, who got into power through the overthrow of General Sacaza. The outbreak in Leon was started by the seizure of the barracks, which are still in the hands of the revolu- tionists, Goverument troops ure now march- ing to Leon from Granada and Managuu to suppress the revolt To Iuvade Venezuela, News has just been received that an expe- dition has started from Murtinique for the purpose of invadiug Venezuela. The leaders of the expedition declare that they propose to overthrow General Crespo, who has re- cently been chosen president for the shory term. The expedition cleared for Barran quila, Colombia, but this was only & “blind" to conceal their real purpose. Captured the President, Nicaragua (via Galveston, Tex.), July 12— By Mexican Cable to the New York Herald—Special to Tur Bre.)—Civil war has again broken out in Nicaragua. The citizens of Leon are in arms against the government estublished when Sacaza wus overthrown. More important still is the fact that the president, Don Salvador Machado, and General Avilez, commander-in-chief of the army, ave held prisoners by the revolu- tionists, The president ard general were t to Leon. Their presence there probably caused the rebels to open their fight av 4 time when the president and commander of the arm could be easily got under their control. Having made the president and General Avilez prisoners the revolutionists seized the military barracks, which were yielded without opposition. Besides taking possession of the barracks the revolutionists seized throe steamers on Lake Managua. These will be wused in transporting their troops. News of the outbreak reached Managua this afternoon. It is not known hLow strong the revolutionists are, but it is feared that they are being sup- ported by the republic of San Salvador, ‘Troops have been ordered to reach Leon and quell the revolt and releaso President Machado and General Avilez from prison. MaNaGu Peace Kelgus lu Salvador, PaNana, July 12.—Regarding the pub- lished statement that a revolution had broken out against Prosident Ezeta in San Salvador and that all the backs had sus- SINGLE COPY FIVE ¢ pended busines morning publish Salvador, July 8: To Consvr, Gexen statements of the He dict them absolutely. r and Herald this L t llowing, dated San o are PANAMA: Th false. MAY BE (0 OLERA. German Soldiers In the Posen Stricken with a § Barracks den Malndy Gordon Bennett.| [New York Herald Brk. | —Seventy-five 1Copuri hted 1893 hy Jams BeRLiN, July Cable—Special to "tug fussars in the gartison at Posen wore sud denly taken {ll. A diagnosis has not yet boen made, but cholera is feared IN ENGLAND'S PARLL Gladstone Withdraws Part of Clause 0 of the Home Rule Bill-Sexton Wants Redross, LoXpoy, July 12.~When the House went into committee of the whole on the homo rule bill, Mr. Gladstone announced the withdrawal of that secuon of clause Ix which provided that Irish members of the imperial government should not be entitled to deliberate or vote on any bill or motion. the overation of which is confined to Giddat Britain or some part thereof: a resolution relating to the tax to be raised in Ireland; on any vote or any ap- ¢ mudo exclusively for somie service not mentioned in_the schedule of the act coveriug the imperial liabilities, expenditures and miscellaneous revenues, By the withdrawal of this sub-section tho rish members to be retained in the 1 Parlinment will have rights fully 110 those given to the British members, homas Sexton, anti-Parnellito leader, sus- pended yesterday, is determined, if possible, to be set right in the matter. In the House today he asked Speaker Peel if he could ob- tain the judgment of the House on the con- duct of Chairman Mellor, The spealcer said Sexton had the right to give notice of a motion questioning the con- duct of Mcljor, xton thercupon gave motice’ that he would move the adoption of a resolution de- claring that the chairman of the committeo of the whole misused the powers of his oftico in suspending him. avin B. Clark supported Sexton and also gave notice that he would introduce a motion to reduce by £1,000 the wmount of salary paid to the chaivman MENT, PROGRESS OF THE CHOLERA. Russtan Provin the Dr Bupa Pesti, July 12.—The prevaling is said to be of the Prompt, measures have spreading of the disease. There has been an ge of two cases daily. The num ber of ths, if there have been any, have not reported. s, July 12.~There has been five new ases of cholera and four deaths from the disease in Toulon during the past twenty- four hours, T. Perersnvra, July 12.—The city s ofticiully declared to bé ina healthy con- dition. " The last weck's bulletin on cholera gives the following figures: Podolia, 510 new cases; 100 deaths. Besarabia, 4 new es; 15 deaths. Orel, 82 new Cases; 12 deaths. ~ Khucrson, 43 new cases: 0 deaths Tould, § new cases; 8 deaths. There is doubt about the genuineness of the cases reported in Moscow. Being Devastated Disense, by cholera now Asiatic type. prevented the SUPPORTING THE GOVERNMENT, Brazil’s Representativo ot Parly Snys Qulet Prevails in Rlo Grande do Sul. Panis, July 12.—Senor Guanabara, the Brazilian delegate to Europe, has made pub- lic an official telegram from Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, saying that no conflict has taken place there since the defeated insurgents took refuge in Uruguay. The dispatch also says that the passengers on the steamer Jupiter were revolutionists. On the arriva of that vessel at Rio Grande do Sul, the cap- tuin of the war ship Rio Grande threatened to open fire, whereupon the Jupiter with- drew and recrossed the bar. The govern- ment is supported by all the land and sea forces. The admirals of the flect held n meeting and declared in favor of the go: ernment. The authorities are taking eney getic measures to suppress the outbreak. Ralsed to the Peorage. Loxpox, July 12.—Rt. Hon. Stuart Knill, Jord mayor of London, has been raised to the peerage. The elevation of Lord Knill doubtless ‘due to the prominent part taken by the city of Loudon in the celebrations on the occasion of the recent royal weddin Exportation of ¥ VIENNA, July 12, of the distress cided to p: exclusive Hungary. der Prohibited. ~The government, 1n view wsed by the droutn, Las de- ohibit the exportation of fodder, of cereals, from Austria and — MOB LAW IN FLOIIDA, ther Nogro Han for Assaulting Young White Womnn, Ocara, Fla., July 12—A negro named Robert Larkin was lynched shortly after noon toaay by the citizens of Citra and vicinity for nssaulting Miss Fannie Alexan- last Monday noon. She is a refined voung lady, 18 "years old, of the highest sociul connection and standing, She as feturning to her home near Citr from = the postofice when Larkin suddenly sprang from a thicket near the rond, seized ler horse by the bridal and dragged her from the seat of the burgy. At the point of a cocked pistol 1 her into the dense wood and_there omplished his purpose. Toduy Larkin upturea and taken before Miss Al who at once recognized him. Larkin Wis Al once strung up to a tree near th depot on the cage of tiie town und his b riddled with bullets. A nezro put tho noos about tho culprit'’s neck. When he was SWUNE up the rope broke, and the negro again adjusted it, this time securely, Another Nogro Hanged. Corumpus, Miss,, July 12.—The negro, Henry Fleming, who stabbed to death M. Mincher on last Monday night. was taken from the officers and hanged today. ‘T preliminary trial developed posfeive proof aguinst thome After hanging him the wob riddled his body with bullets, TO SEE WESTEKN WHEAT FIELDS, Forelgn Commissioners at Chicago Wil Maken Journey T &h the Dakaotas, Cu10a6o, July [Special Telegram to Tue Bee.)—There i a proposition to, tuke the foreign commissioners through the wheat fields of the Dakotas. The party will leave Chicugo about the first of next month, stopping & day or two 1n St. Paul and Minne. apolis for the purposo of inspecting the eloya- tors and flour mills, Then the commis sioners will go through North #nd South Dakota, witnessiug the harvest g and threshing of the wheat crop. The commissioners are particularly desirous of muking the trip since it will give them an opportunity to see any number of emigrauts from their own countey and uscer- tain how they ure Progressiog in their uew home. e —— EATAL EXPLOSION UF GAS. Two Men Killed and Two Fawally Wounded in & Pe yivanls Coul Mine. WiLkesuakie, July 12.—Two men killed, two fatally injured and two badly hurt by an explosion of gus in the Pettobone mine, operated by the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western, late this afternoon, The dead ure WILLIAM KISNEK, aged 23, leaves & wite and two children. ROBEKT HUGHES, aged 17, 8 driver “Chose fatally injured are: WILLIAM MAY, aged 16 years. JOUN FURD, aged 84 yours, u winer. Deseried the Prohibitionists., Torega, Kau., July 12.--In a letter to K. Richard of Fort Scott Attorney (ieneral Little 1ntimates that the state adiuistra- | p } viou bas sbrown probivition over, SOUTH DAKOTA'S BUILDING. Formal Dedication of the State's Homo at the Fair Observed Yestorday. BUFFALO BILL OPENS THE PROGRAM Governor Sheldon, In Taking the Keys, ASKS AlL the World to Call There—Whaf the Women of the State Have Done in the Matter, CHicaco, July 12.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee)—Flags draping South Dakota's building,. Tndians loitering about its bal- couies and hroad verandas, strains of patri- otic uirs sounding in its halls gave intima- tion to those who approached it today that something unusual was going on. It was the. dedicating of the structure that has, since the opening of the exposition, beon welcom- ing guests from South Dakota, but had nos yot been formally made a part of the exposition Before 11 o'clock, Colonel William F. Cody, attended by soveral Indians and his cowboy band, made his apjearance at the building. He was the first guest. Others were not long 1n embling, and at the hour ap- pointed for the exercises as many people were sitting in the various rooms us could comfortably be accommodated. To the cow- boys was accorded the privilege of playing the opening number on the program, They wero followed by the Second Regiment band and then Rev.” Dr. Newhouse of Huron offered a prayer. With an appropriate speech, H. Brown preseated tie keys of the house to Governor C. H, Sheldon, The governor responded with a long ade dress, which touched upon the history and resources of the state of South Dakota, and at the end of which ho decreed the building dedicated to the uses for which it was in. tended. Hosaid: “Itis the home of such of our people as shall visit this Columbian exposition. 'To it all othors are invited in the hope that acquaintance with the sons and daughters of our young state will speak the praise of South Dakota.” In the course of his governor turned to Colonel Cody, who was seated next him on the stair landing from which all speeches. > delivered. o grasped him by the 1d, and greated him ws one who know h of South Dukota and was there original inhabitants of the state, Mrs. W, D. Hayuie, president of the state board of Jady manag next introduced Mrs. Helen M. Barker of Hurou. Before Mrs. Barker had an opportunity to deliver hee address Mrs, Isabella Beocher Hooker Jumped up and said pleasant things, not only about Mrs. Barker’s sbility, but of the state of South Dakota and its representa- tives. Mrs. Barker then talked for a short time upon the work that the woaien of the state have done in conncction with - the exe position. As she completed her adaress, Prof. H. W. Dubie, director of music of the University of South Da- kota played the piano and Judge C. 8. Palmer then delivered the oration of the day. The lust address was made by ex-United States district attorney genera for Dakota, William B. Sirling of Huron, who spoke of the fuir and of South Dakota's part in i At the conclusion of the exercises the governor held an informal reception after which he visited the South Dakota exhibit in the ugriculiural building, WELCOME 10 THE VIKINGS, Arrival of the Bold Norsemen at Chicago- Their Ruception. Ciicaco, July 12.—Today the crimson pene nant of the Viking waves among tho stars and stripes. Tho black raven of the ancient masters of tho sca soars with the greas American cagle. The striped sail of the historic boat, made in the likeness of the Gokstad-Find, which brought Lief Ericson to the western world 500 yoars before Colum- bus came, sailed 1nto the harbor this after- noon. Arrangements were completed yestorday. by the royal commissioner of Norway, Chris- topher Raven, for tho reception of the vessel aud her crow. The day opened clear and hot at the World's fair grounds, but later & refreshing breeze from the lake sprang up, The turnstiles wero kept busy regi tering admissions. During the morn:ng a gale lant fleet put out to meet the Viking ship bearing city und World's fair officials and prominent citizens. The Viking was sighted off Evanston and the United States vessols fired a salute and joined in the procossion to the fair grounds” Of Van Buren stroeb Mayor Harrison wenton board the Viking and presented the captaln and crew with tho freedom of the city. Then, amid che upon cheers, the blowing of whistles and the booming of cannon, the fleet proceeded to the park, and on arrival the visitors were ese corted to the Administration building, whers they wore welcomed by the exposition of- ficials, Captain' Anderson refused to allow the boat to bo towed. She has had no difficulty on tho water, muking the trip from Norway 10 the const'of Newfoundiand in less than twenty-seven days. On her triumphal trip across the great” lakes sho astonished the frosh water skippers by her speed. The Andrew Johnson is the United States gove erument's escort for tho Viking, At the meeting of the national commission today a wemorial protesting against Sunday open'ug, to which 4,000 names of Ohio people were signed, was prosented, It is estimated by the bureau of sions that the paid admissions today will vun above 125,000, ‘Ihe total of yestordiy was 140,782, ‘I'he exhibit of Johore was opened and the bust of its sultan was unveiled everal lightsof Asiu arrivedtoday, amon them the nawub of “The prince is young mun and Uby u large reti- nue. Ho will stop fu ¢ overal woeks President Palmer hus written a letter to George W. Childs of Philudelphia, advocate ing the vaising of a subscription in aid of the duke of Veragua, Amis. today ADDING TO THE DEATI KOLL, Body of Another Victim of the Cold Storage Warehouso Kecovorad. Cuicaco, July 12.—The:list of victims of the World's fair holocaust still increases, "This afternoon another body was recovered, swelling the death roll to fifteen, with & large area of debris still unexplored. The remains recovered wero those of Kalph A, Drummord, constructing engineer of the Cold Storage company. It is known that at laast three, and possi- bly half a dozen, more bodies mus: be yet in tho ruins, as the Michigan brewer, the ele: vator boy und a Columbiay guard are still wissing. Ituppears probable that the families of the victims of the fire will not waot for ne- cessitios. Up to this afternoon $12,285 had been subscribed and subscriptions are rap- idly coming in. 1t is hoped the total may be swelled to $100,000. Will Contribute Sunday's Reoelpt The World's fair directory today decided to donate to the families of the firemen killed in Monday's fire the entire gate re ceipts of Sunday, July 16, Several wealthy men have agreed Lo pay large sums for their tickets and it is believed that fully §50,000 will bo realized e ylug on Ruliroud Equipments. Maxsriern, O, July 12.~Sheriff Guthrie of Richland county is 1n the city levyiag on rolling stock belongiog to the Pennsylvaois company to satisfy s judgment for #347,100 issued from the circult cowrt iu she cele- brated Coldwater case. Ho has levied upon soven locowotives, eight m-:fm cars aud other property, aggregating §75,000, and pro- to continiie uuiil the entire judgmead satisfied,